Trauma professionals who don’t routinely take care of burns tend to radically overestimate the size of burns. This can create significant problems for the patient, because the formula used to determine fluid rates and total crystalloid given are based on burn size.
Don’t flood your patient! Watch this 5 minute video instead.
This 11 minute video shows you how to insert an IV like a professional, with or without ultrasound. Two experts show you their best technique.
The video was broadcast during Trauma Education: The Next Generation 2015 and features Michael Zwank MD and Chris Norman RN from the Regions Hospital ED and department of Emergency Medicine.
This short (10 minute) video demonstrated the technique for inserting small chest tubes, also known as “pigtail catheters.” It features Jessie Nelson MD from the Regions Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine. It was first shown at the third annual Trauma Education: The Next Education conference in September 2015, for which she was a course director.
Please feel free to leave any comments or ask any questions that you may have.
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How To: Insert a regular chest tube for trauma
Pigtail catheters vs regular chest tubes
Tips for regular chest tubes
Enjoy this parody of the Dos Equis “Most Important Man In The World” commercials. This video was part of the Trauma Education: The Next Generation conference produced last week. Enjoy, and please comment or give it a thumbs up on YouTube!
Michael
This video is for nurses, phsyicians, medics, and anyone else who has to put one of these on. Looks simple, but there are some nuances you need to know about.